MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive185% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '19 at 13:34
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 257
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 662
71% 568 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 160
Parallax 170
145% 169 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 145
Splatting 109
114% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 636 647 662 663 663 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 708
Write 643
Mixed 642
SusWrite 647
149% 660 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 86.6
284% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 517
DQ Mixed 726
519% 669 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 185%
Great: 310%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 194 195 193 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 162
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 193
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 21.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 23.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,762 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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